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January 2012

January 30, 2012

Hi there! I'm writing from sunny California! Tosh and I are having a BLAST at CHA! We are meeting several people for the first time, seeing friends again, and seeing SO much good stuff that will be coming to stores soon!! Love it!!

Before I get to the winners, I want to share a few of of my favorite photos from my trip so far...

Oh yeah... Sock Monkey is BACK! LOL! Since my friend Tosh *loves* monkeys so much, I like to bring some to her whenever I visit. You know, so I don't come empty handed and all... (For those of you that know Tosh, also know how much she actually dislikes monkeys... Teeheheee!)

First stop this morning was the Glitz booth. It was SO fun to see some of the projects I created there! Talk about exciting!! :-)

Here's some more from the Glitz booth. To see more photos of their booth, visit their blog.

Oh and just LOOK at how cute the Paper Smooches booth looks! It was so fun to meet Kim Hughes in person! I will share photos of all the wonderful people I meet later (it's almost midnight here as I type this).

Check out this uber cool framed art I saw at the Teresa Collins booth! LOVE!

One of my favorites from today was the Cosmo Cricket booth! I cannot wait to get my hands on their new collections!

Just look at all this beautifulness!!

Happy sigh...

Well, it's time to announce the winners from the Purge Blog Hop!! The four winners are:

WOW, Laurie, your card is fabulous as always! This is one fun Hop you ladies have put together and I must say that I am paper junkie as well and LOVE all of those DP's you have piled up! Thanks for a chance to win! Have a blessed weekend! Hugs, Sabrina

Whowza!! what a purge! Everything looks amazing! the one item that caught my eye were the pink and brown brads - my husband's co-worker is getting married and their colours are pink & brown, so those would work perfect on the congratulations card.

Oh my goodness, there is an awful lot of stuff there in your "purge files" ... I am a hoarder and I don't know if I'd ever be able to part with ANYTHING that I might one day "neeeeeeeed". I so admire you and your fellow hoppers for doing so!

I LOVE hand-me-downs! It must stem from my having grown up as the second child in my family (and second girl to boot!) so I've cherished "pre-loved" items. Now, grab-bags of gently used or even pre-owned/unused are the BEST!!!!!!

What one item intrigues me? Hmmmm... there's something there marked BAYBERRY COTTAGE. I have no idea what it is and would like to find out. YAY! I could list more, but limit myself to one per your request. I'll be happy for ANYONE who wins part of your stash, and thank you for sharing!

YOUR CARD is fantabulous too!!

Love,Ellen ♥ CardMonkey

Chris R. from Iowa said...

Wow! As much as you are giving away, you could give each commenter a little piece of candy and make us all smile! Talk about sensory overload! I don't have any of the paper packs and would love to play with them. But that little pack of brads on the left side with some plaids and polka dots on them is calling my name! Thanks for an amazing prize and fun hop. I always look forward to your blog posts. There are so many cards and projects that I admire.

Ladies, if you would email me with your mailing address, I will mail your packages to you! The shipping is going to be delayed as I will be in California until late Thursday. :-)

January 29, 2012

Hello again! I'm back today to share a project I made with the new Happy Travels collection from Glitz Design!

This project was initially intended to be a hot air balloon, but all of the flowers kind of made it difficult to attach the strings where they should go...so I guess it's more of a decorative topiary! :-)

I had a TON of fun making this project! I cut out over 150 flowers, rolled them up, inked all the edges, and secured them on a foam ball using quilting pins.

Here's a close up photo of the Giant Rhinestone and epoxy word tag (all from the Happy Travels collection).

In this photo, you can better see the Layered Sticker I used. Don't you just love the glitter?? Happy sigh...

For more projects using the Happy Travels collection, make sure to check out the Glitz Blog!

Well, that's all from me today. I will be back tomorrow to share the last of my Glitz CHA projects.

I will also be back tomorrow to share some photos form my first CHA day! :-)

January 27, 2012

Hi there! I'm writing this from sunny foggy California! I arrived yesterday, and am having a BLAST with Tosh! Before heading out again, I wanted to pop in here and share one of the projects I made for Glitz's CHA booth using the brand new French Kiss collection! I ADORE this line with all of it's burlap, vintage, creamy goodness! Happy sigh....

I chose several of the more creamy patterned papers for my stacking boxes.

I adorened them with some of the new Layered Stickers (do you SEE the gorgeous glitter that come on them??), trims, & buttons.

From this top view, you can better see one of the Layered Stickers and Giant Rhinestone I added to the top box.

I really cannot wait to see Glitz Design's booth! I will make sure to take lots of pictures and share them here with you all! :-)

You can see more projects featuring the new French Kiss Collection over at the Glitz Blog!

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